03/10/2016 Public Art and Design Board Meeting Minutes March 10, 2016
City of Clearwater
City Hall
112 S. Osceola Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, March 10, 2016
2:00 PM
Municipal Services Building
Public Art and Design Board
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Roll Call
Present 5 - Chair Alex Plisko, Board Member Judith B. Powers, Board Member
Karen Cunningham, Board Member Jerri Menaul, and Board
Member Eric Seiler
Absent 2 - Vice Chair Neale A. Stralow and Board Member Suzanne Ruley
Also Present: Christopher Hubbard — Cultural Affairs Specialist, Patricia O. Sullivan —
Board Reporter
1. Call To Order
The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:15 p.m. at the Municipal Services
Building.
All future meetings of the board will be held at the MSB.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not necessarily
discussed in that order.
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1 Approve December 10, 2015 minutes
Member Powers moved to approve the minutes of the December
10, 2015 Public Art & Design Board meeting as submitted in written
summation. The motion was duly seconded and carried
unanimously.
3. Citizens to be Heard Regarding Items Not on the Agenda: None
4. New Business Items
4.1 Staff update on art project entitled "Accumulate" (Fire Station 45)
Cultural Affairs Specialist Christopher Hubbard distributed photographs
of the public art project, 'Accumulate,"recently installed above the Fire
Department headquarters'lobby. A dedication will be scheduled. The
artwork could be seen from the living quarters, administration offices,
and lobby, which was open to the public.
4.2 Staff update on public art entitled "Silver Sentinel Mk. II" (Clearwater Main Library)
Mr. Hubbard said the public art piece "Silver Sentinel MK. 11"will be
installed in the Main Library courtyard on September 10— 11, 2016,
before the Library's centennial celebration. The tree shaped sculpture,
constructed of composite alloys that resist corrosion, will feature sunset
colors. Mr. Hubbard will distribute the final rendering upon its receipt.
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4.3 Staff update on Carpenter Complex Phase II/Bright House Field
Mr. Hubbard said due to accessibility restrictions near the mural
planned at Carpenter Complex, the art project was liquidated and
its $35,000 budget transferred to the Public Art discretionary fund
to create artwork elsewhere or supplement another art project.
4.4 Staff update on Morningside Recreation Center
Mr. Hubbard said the Morningside Recreation Center project was
progressing. Instead of internal flooring, an art piece in front of the
center was being considered.
4.5 New Project: CPLS/SPC Joint Use East Branch Library
Library Director Barbara Pickell reviewed the background of the East
Branch/SPC joint-use library project which will be constructed on the St.
Petersburg College campus, replacing the SPC library and nearby East
Branch Library. The public will enter the 2-story building from the front
parking lot and college students will enter through a rear courtyard. The
City's $6 million investment in the project included $50,000 for public art,
SPC was not obligated to donate public art funds. Construction estimates
were being prepared.
Project Architect Leo Arroya, of Canerday Belfsky and Arroyo Architects,
distributed building graphics, described the building, and suggested
public art locations. The City and college libraries will be on the first
floor. For visual impact, the college proposed installing a fountain with
native plants in the nearby wet retention pond. Ms. Pickell said City public
art works did not incorporate fountains due to maintenance costs.
The Public Art & Design Board recessed from 2:23 to 2: 26 p.m.
Ms. Pickell said the East Library had a large children's program and
attracted many families with children and immigrants from Hidalgo,
Mexico. Mr. Arroya said the college also enrolled many students from the
nearby community. Mr. Hubbard said the art piece should have universal
appeal, the Call to Artist will suggest a nod to Hidalgo's culture.
It was felt the art piece should not compete with the electronic
monument sign at the Drew Street/Old Coachman intersection nor
replicate other City art pieces such as the Beach Library's stained glass,
Countryside Library's terrazzo floor, or the Fire Station's 'Accumulate."
It was recommended the art project's modest$50,000 budget be
supplemented with funds from the liquidated mural art project across the
street.
Support was expressed for a freestanding, 3-dimensional, outdoor art
piece that made a great visual statement in a beautiful natural setting, it
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was felt interior art pieces were rarely noticed. Suggestions included: 1)
art piece that complemented outdoor environment and attracted people
from nearby trail, 2) art piece that encouraged performance art or a
readers'theater as complement to drama department, 3) outdoor
seating art piece, 4) metal sculptures gathering or reading, 5) homage to
St. Petersburg College and Clearwater, 6) trail signs, 7) building fagade
enhancement, and 8) study shelter under a public art pergola with benches.
Ms. Pickell said the college had to approve the location of the art piece. It
was noted the City also needed to work with the college re maintenance
of the art piece.
It was recommended that the City seek a college contribution for the
public art piece and it was suggested it would be an act of good faith if
the college matched the City's contribution. It was stated the college may
have funds budgeted to construct a pergola, which would provide shade
and attract people to the site.
Member Menaul moved to recommend that staff initiate a
conversation with St. Petersburg College to explore the potential
for outdoor public art and discuss locations. The motion was duly
seconded and carried unanimously.
4.6 Appoint Selection Panel for project 16-002 CPLS/SPC Joint Use East Branch Library
Member Powers moved to appoint the Selection Panel for Project
166-002 East Branch/SPC Joint-Use Library: 1) Panel Chair Alex
Plisko, Public Art & Design Advisory Board representative; 2) Ed
Tumber, Library Department representative; 3) Felicia Donnelly,
Parks & Recreation Department representative; 4) TBA, Sculpture
artist representative; 5) Claudia Gonzalez— Community
representative/Hispanic Outreach Liaison (pending Clearwater
Library Foundation approval); 6) Leo Arroyo —Architect
representative; and 7) Kim Wolff— St. Petersburg College
representative (Library Director). The motion was duly seconded
and carried unanimously.
4.7 Election of Officers
Member Menaul moved to reappoint Alex Plisko as Chair. The
motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
Member Menaul moved to reappoint Neale Stralow as Vice Chair.
The motion was duly seconded and carried unanimously.
5. Old Business Item: None.
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6. Director's Report
Mr. Hubbard reviewed progress on the US 19 /SR 60 overpass art
project. He will contact staff again re including a Public Art & Design
Advisory Board Member on the ULI (Urban Land Institute) board. Work
on the public mural project will begin after spring events. The Causeway
sign was not rededicated; the new City logo was added.
7. Committee Members to be Heard
Member Menaul distributed leaflets re free evening Visual Artists'
Business Success Workshop. It was stated the St. Petersburg Arts
Alliance markets events via the Destination Tampa Bay Meta Group.
8. Adjourn
Member Powers thanked Mr. Hubbard for doing a great job leading
the City's Public Art & Design program.
Member Cunningham said Mr. Hubbard had information re Japanese
artist's upcoming fall visit to Clearwater.
The meeting adjourned at 3:15 p.m.
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